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BITEX.COM HAS NOT ENTERED TO ANY DEAL, ACQUISITION OR INVESTMENT AGREE...

BITEX.COM has not entered to any deal, acquisition or investment agreement with the Greek telecom company VIVODI TELECOM SA, the company announced regarding the article published in novinite.

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INTERIOR MINISTER PETKANOV DECLARED THAT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2002...

Interior Minister Petkanov declared that for the first quarter of 2002, a drop in crimes of sixteen percent was registered.

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ISRAEL’S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER SHIMON PERES WILL PAY A T...

Israel’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres will pay a two-day visit to Bulgaria, starting from Monday. He arrives at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Passy.

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PARLIAMENT GAVE GREEN LIGHT TO FREE MILITARY AID FOR AFGHANISTAN

Bulgaria’s Parliament ratified on June 10 the memorandum for free aid to Afghanistan. Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov and Afghani Charge d'Affaires Mohammad Fazil Saifi signed the memorandum on April 29.

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AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED AS PAKISTANI AND INDIAN TROOPS TRAD...

At least seven people were wounded as Pakistani and Indian troops traded heavy fire on Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ended a peace mission to the region, officials of the two sides said.

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A CAR BOMB OUTSIDE THE U.S. CONSULATE IN THE PORT CITY OF KARACHI KILL...

A car bomb outside the U.S.

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BULGARIA STRIVES TO MAINTAIN HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, PM SAYS

Bulgaria works hard to be an example for high environmental standards in the region, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said in his address to the participants in the meeting of the environment ministers of the Black Sea countries. One of the strongest

Politics | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

ELEVEN PERCENT WOULD VOTE FOR RULING PARTY NOW, SURVEY SHOWS

If in August last year 51 percent of the voters were ready to cast their vote in favor of the ruling Simeon II National Movement, in the first half of June only eleven percent would support the party. These data are from a national survey of the Alpha Res

Views on BG | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

ASTRONOMERS HAVE DISCOVERED A PLANETARY SYSTEM AROUND ANOTHER STAR THA...

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system around another star that is similar in scale to our Solar System. It reminds them of home, say the researchers.

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

BULGARIA AND VENEZUELA HAVE POLITICAL SIMILARITIES AND CAN SHARE EXPER...

Bulgaria and Venezuela have political similarities and can share experience, Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Arevalo Mendez Romero, who heads a delegation for the First Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission, said. The Commission

Politics | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

AFGHANISTAN'S GRAND ASSEMBLY - OR LOYA JIRGA - HAS OVERWHELMINGLY CHOS...

Afghanistan's grand assembly - or loya jirga - has overwhelmingly chosen interim leader Hamid Karzai to be the country's next head of state. Mr Karzai received more than 80% of the votes cast - his closest rival was Massouda Jalal, the first ever woman to

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

US PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH HAS MET WITH THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER, PR...

US President George W Bush has met with the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, in Washington - the latest in a series of contacts before new US proposals for Middle East peace are unveiled. The meeting came only a day after confusion about US

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM EIGHT OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL COUNTRIES HA...

Foreign ministers from eight of the world's most powerful countries have disagreed at a meeting in Whistler, Canada, over the way forward in the Middle East. Following the meeting the chairman, Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham, said he did not believ

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

HIGHLIGHTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAM, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION...

Highlights in the Government's program, including employment promotion and new incomes policy, were presented by Agriculture Minister Dikme at the World Food Summit in Rome. The 6,600-plus entrants in the international forum, organized by the Food and Agr

Politics | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

EUROPEAN UNION JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS HAVE AGREED A DRAFT PLAN...

European Union justice and interior ministers have agreed a draft plan to reduce illegal immigration despite fears from some states that the agenda is being influenced by the far right.

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

THE UNITED STATES HAS SUCCESSFULLY DESTROYED A MISSILE IN SPACE WITH A...

The United States has successfully destroyed a missile in space with a rocket fired from a Navy ship, hours after a treaty with Russia ending a ban on missile defence systems came into effect.Pentagon officials said the exercise showed an incoming missile

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

AFRICA HAS LOST $140BN THROUGH CORRUPTION IN THE DECADES SINCE INDEPEN...

Africa has lost $140bn through corruption in the decades since independence, Nigeria's president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said. The huge sum - largely spirited away by leaders and their associates - was one of the main reasons why Africa's poverty was so se

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT IN ROME HAS ENDED WITHOUT ACHIEVING ANYTHING, DE...

The World Food Summit in Rome has ended without achieving anything, delegates have said. Officials from poor countries say it was largely a waste of time anyway, as the governments of wealthy countries did not take it seriously.

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

THE LEADER OF AMERICA'S ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS HAS OPENED A SUMMIT ON ...

The leader of America's Roman Catholic bishops has opened a summit on clerical sexual abuse with a frank apology to victims of predatory priests.As Bishop Wilton Gregory begged forgiveness from all those touched by the sex abuse scandals which have rocked

World | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

THE QUALITY OF BLACK SEA WATER AND ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY HAVE BEEN STEA...

The quality of Black Sea water and endemic biodiversity have been steadily improving over the past seven years, research shows. The results were announced by Black Sea Protection Commission at its 9th working session, hosted by Sofia.

Politics | June 14, 2002, Friday // 00:00

CHILE INTENDS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BULGARIA BY 2004

Chile plans to open an embassy in Bulgaria by 2004, it transpired after the meeting of the President of the Chilean Senate Andres Saldivar with Parliamentary Speaker Gerdzhikov. This is the first visit by a Chilean delegation here since the two country re

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